ModuSec - Secure Modular Construction System Protection For Computer Rooms & Secure Storage Facilities From

Heat – Water – Smoke – Rodents plus a choice of protection levels for - Intrusion – EMI – Blast/Explosion

•Build in an office, warehouse or outside space

•Quick & clean to build to any size

•Shell only or complete turnkey project

Our specialist computer room M & E design & build team can provide options for full electrical installation, UPS, generator, air conditioning, fire suppression, environmental monitoring, access control and raised floor plus server/comms racks.For storage facilities we can provide fixed or mobile racking solutions.

Steel faced pre-finished wall and ceiling panels with a high performance thermal barrier core (Pyrofoam) lock together to form a protective enclosure that is quick and clean to build to any size.10sqm room in a day 100sqm in 5 days

Additional materials can be foamed into the panels to meet higher security needs

Panel Options: Standard; SEAP II; SEAP III

Construction•Panels are placed into a base channel and locked together with camlocks. Last panel is cut to size on site

•Ceiling panels are fitted onto wall rebates, secured by steel angles and fitted with coving – as are wall corners

•Exterior corners fitted with steel angles where accessible. All joints are sealed with

intumescent mastic

Pre-formed Corner Option

•Improve looks •Increase speed of construction•Ideal where space is not tightBut•More expensive •Decrease flexibility to deal with critical sizes and the unexpected on site.

Additional Ceiling Support – For 6m + Spans

Using existing structure to support the ceilings: Steel or slab

Risks To Computer Rooms From External Fires

Heat: Critical temperatures Hardware:Storage - 70 degC Operation - 35 degCComputer Media: 55 degC (Paper: 175 degC)

Traditional ‘rated’ rooms will exceed these temperatures very quickly in a fire (they are only required to keep below 180 degC for the rated period to allow escape)

Water: Plasterboard, concrete, block & brick are all porous and contain water from the manufacturing process that is released as steam under heat - producing damaging humidity levels. Doors and service entry points let in fire fighting water or water from damaged pipes, etcSmoke/gases/dust: Find their way in via doors and service entry points

Other Physical Risks With Traditional Build Methods

Explosion•Shattered window glass, flying debris, exposure to elements

Electromagnetic Interference (EMI)•Lifts, generators & other heavy duty electrical equipment can interfere with computer systems

Vandalism & Theft•Plasterboard panels & even brick walls are easily breached

Dust - circulated by air conditioning systems•General build up in ceiling voids•Plaster dust from damaged plasterboard

Flood•Burst water pipes•Weather related

THE BENEFITS OF MODUSEC

1. Insulation Levels

•Best insulation value available in the market

•Provides protection from heat in the event of a fire to levels required by computer hardware and media for more than 1 hour

•Effectively eliminates solar gain & heat from other exterior heat sources – providing a stable environment for Air Con systems

U values (rate of heat transfer)•100mm thick Pyrofoam panel: 0.18 •100mm thick mineral wool panel: 0.38•Typical plasterboard sheet: 0.8

Plus ModuSec core material (Pyrofoam) is•Non porous (unlike plasterboard, brick, block and concrete) •Poisonous to rodents and provides no nesting material

NOTE: Standard ‘Fire Rating’ requires 180 degC for the rating period – for people escape/building integrity only. The U value of plasterboard, block, brick, etc is such that the critical temperature for hardware is very quickly exceeded in a fire.ModuSec panels have a very low U value (0.18). BS476 test results show:At 30 minutes: No discernable rise at the unexposed face (800 degC outside)At 60 minutes: Mean temperature of just 40 degC at the protected face (950 degC outside) – well below the critical level for hardware & media & within BS/EN1047 criteria for computer room construction (50 deg rise,100mm from face)The test continued to achieve a traditional F90 rating: 93 min insulation plus 98 min integrityMedia corrupts at 55 degC - hardware is damaged above 70 degC

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2. Tested & CertifiedModuSec has been Independently tested to temperatures in excess of 1000 degC achieving BS476 F90 standard in addition to the Lloyds IMO A60 test for marine applications

•ModuSec panel are light (20Kg/sq.m) but incredibly strong•Walls need no structural framework•Ceilings can span up to 6m before requiring any additional support -exceeding BS6399 – the requirement for ‘walk on’ strength•Additional reinforcement can be included to fix heavy equipment

3. High Strength Construction

5 men on a single panel supported only at the short ends – demonstrates the ‘walk on’ capacity for access to services above rooms.

Steel container full of plant weighing over 3 tons supported on Pyrofoam off cuts, demonstrates its huge compressive strength of 59,000 Kg/sq.m

4. FunctionalityPyrofoam can have any number of cable ducts or strengthening channels foamed into the panels in any pre determined location to provide hidden cable runs or fixing points for heavier equipment.

Steel channels fixed to both steel skins with non conductive joining pieces. The foam is then inserted at very high pressures to surround the channels and fill all the voids to provide a fixing point using the strength of the whole panel.

These are fitted centrally as standard to all ceiling panels

Full height plastic conduit is glued to the skin at pre determined locations. Panel is then cut to fix back boxes on site.

5. High Security SEAP OptionsSteel outer skin and multipoint camlock system provide a good level of physical security. However we can also provide the following:

SEAP 2 Option (Government/military standard for secure computer rooms)2 sheets of 3mm thick steel mesh foamed into panelsSEAP 3 Option(Government/military standard for restricted documents)As SEAP 2 plus 19mm board on the inside skin- to frustrate the use of steel cutting blades

Tested by the Police Scientific Development Branch. Achieved SEAP security ratings for computer rooms & document/media storage– as required for secure government, police & military installations. The system was also successfully blast tested by The Cabinet Office When combined with Stafford Bridge SEAP security rated doors, we can provide a complete room to SEAP level 2 or 3.

SEAP Rated Panel & Door Frame Details

6. Sealed Door Systems

Single (clear opening up to 1.2m) or double doors Insulated steel faced double rebated fire doors. Two water/smoke seals plus intumescent seal (optional EMC seal)Heavy duty hinges with hinge boltsThreshold: double rebated for maximum water protection or drop down smoke sealChoice of locking systems

Flat threshold with drop down smoke seal

Stepped threshold with seals all round the door blade

Emergency escape door with panic bar

External door with canopy & ramp

High Security – SEAP Rated Hinged DoorsHigh security steel faced or timber multi-layer door sets

3 point locking

Access control options.

Double rebated (3 or 4 sides) with smoke/water seals

Choice of SEAP 2 or 3 Government security rating.

60 or 90 minutes fire test

Single or double doors

SEAP III timber doors with manganese steel core, SEAP III viewing panel and Class IV lock

High Security Sliding, Folding & Roller Shutter Doors•Tested and approved to SEAP Class 2 and 3.

•Unlimited opening sizes and choice of configurations.

•Heights up to 35 metres and unlimited width.

•Fully weather sealed.

•Choice of cladding and glazing systems.

•Minimal maintenance and easy to repair.

•Sophisticated safety devices.

•Wide choice of finishes.

•Custom engineered doors - ranging from personnel access size, up to large aircraft hangar doors.

•Concealed security features - looks like any other door.

Bi Fold doors on a Secure SEAP approved high security vehicle workshop

SEAP Class 3 Roller Shutter Doors

•Anti-ram shutters

•Anti-pullout

•Anti-cut

High Security Windows and Transfer Drawers

•1 Piece Steel Frames – secured on the inside

•Double Glazed With Security + Fire Rated Glass

Lock Options

Solenoid lock with access control facility and mechanical night bolt*

High security face fitted single point lock with access control option*

High security 3 way lock with access control option*

*Connect to house security system or use our proximity, swipe or keypad systems

Kaba Mas high security 8 digit combination lock: self powered, 99 users, 400 record audit trail

Mechanical Keypad

7. Protected Service Entry:Individual Entry Roxtec System•Each cable/pipe passed through an individual block with peel off layers •Fitted into single or multiple frames pre fitted into the panels. •Compression plates tightened to provide a sealed system against heat, water, rodents and explosion.•New cables fitted by releasing the compression plate and using one of the spare blocks

•150mm long cylinders fixed to panel surface and back filled with insulating and sealing materials

•Successfully tested to IMO Marine insulation & integrity A60 standard with 19 penetrations of various sizes in a 3m x 3m test rig

Tested Single & Group Entry Systems•Tested system for multiple cables in a cable tray

•Angle fitted to both sides of panel around opening and backfilled with a mix of materials.

ModuSec Projects

Wetterskip Holland: 6 sided room provides insulation/protection from below

Frimley Park Hospital: 5 sided room plus a steel floor in an old storeroom- steel floor to upgrade EMI protection

Data Centre in a warehouse – Channel Islands

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500 sqm Data Centre (with 1 dividing wall but no columns) for major communications company - built in the Channel Islands

Easynet: 20m x 15m rooms in warehouses (10 completed)

Jumbo, Holland: Computer room in a 2nd floor office space

Data Centre Phase 1: 3 x 500 sqm pods (3 to follow in phase 2) with power plant on internal upper mezzanine floor & chillers on external mezzanine

High Security SEAP 3 Workshop (225 sq m)

Vodafone – 400 sqm

24m x 12m

6 sided external rooms on steel frames to meet existing floor levels.

Swindon Project:

High security specification with steel reinforcement in wall and ceiling panels. Built on a frame with adjustable feet. Installed on a sloping car park surface without additional foundations.

Bodyshop: Exterior room on a concrete slab. Also shows cable conduit inside the panels

Suffolk County Council

Open University

Mercedes HPE

Main Building To Match

New Computer Room

The Plot To Build On

Hospital Roof

Northern Ireland Police: 180 sqm SEAP secure computer room.

Double pitched roof with no internal columns and upper deck for AC chillers

Summary Of Advantages Over Traditional Build• Quick and clean to build to a tested standard – with no wet trades

• High strength permanent shell - but easily extended or relocated

• Provides integrity, insulation and humidity levels required by computing systems and computer media in the event of an external fire

• Eliminates solar gain & heat from adjacent areas - providing a stable environment for air handling systems

• Provides protection from smoke, water, dust, EMI, vandalism, sabotage, theft and explosion (depending on options chosen)

• Pre finished, maintenance free, wipe clean surfaces eliminate dust risks associated with broken plasterboard and ceiling voids

• Meets Turnbull, Sarbanes Oxley, Basel II and Civil Contingency recommendations to follow ‘best practice’ to minimize operational risks

Advantages Over Mineral Wool Panels•Structural Stability: Pyrofoam core has its own structural integrity. Ceilings span unsupported up to 6m. Mineral wool panels depend on the steel skin and adhesives to bond sections of wool plus require additional steel for spans over 4m & round perimeter. If skin blows off in a fire or explosion – all structural integrity is lost.

•Panel Joints: Mechanical connection between ‘tongue & grooved’ panels – provides increased security, strength, speed of build & water/blast protection. Mineral wool panels are generally butted together and fixed at top and base only.

•Contamination: Mineral wool fibres are very light and can contaminate hardware systems if panels are drilled. Pyrofoam particles are heavy and just drop.

•Porosity: Pyrofoam is non porous. Mineral wool can take on board water – increasing risk of structural problems & water ingress.

•Functionality: Pyrofoam can have cable conduits and strengthening steel cast into it. This is not possible with mineral wool.

•Thermal Properties: Pyrofoam has half the U value of mineral wool – increasing protection from heat and providing a more stable environment for air con – effectively eliminating solar and other (building) heat gain.

•Pest Resistance: Poisonous to rodents and provides no nesting material

Advantages Over Other Foamed Panels

•Most other foamed panels are only tested to 30 minutes. ModuSec Pyrofoam panels have 90 minute certification

•All other foamed panels are highly combustible and give off toxic fumes under fire conditions.

The Pyrofoam ModuSec system (Option 3) is the only modular panel system to be successfully tested by the Home Office to SEAP Level 3 (intrusion test for Government and Military Computer Installations) in addition to being blast tested at 18m with 100Kg of TNT.

ModuSec Pyrofoam panels answer all the issues for computer room environments. Mineral wool and other foamed system (PU, PIR) are designed for the food industry where the value and critical nature of the protected area is not in the same league.

Below are just some of the UK organisations to choose a ModuSec solution:Arm - Auto Indemnity - BAT – BMA - Bodyshop - Boeing – Bosch - British Energy – Cable & Wireless – Cambridgeshire Police - Coca Cola - CPP – Detica -DSM - Dutch National Water – Eads Astrium - Easynet/Ipsaris – Ericsson - Eon -Frimley Park Hosp – Fujicolor - Harris - Home Office – Hewlet Packard - IBM -ING Direct – Interserve - Isotron - London Borough of Newham - Mercedes –MOD Naval Bases - Nottingham University - NSSL - Philip Morris – Police Service of Northern Ireland - Royal Berkshire Hospital – Royal Bournemouth Hospital - Open University – Siemens - Suffolk County Council – Sungard -Thales – TNT - University Hospital Cardiff – Vodafone

Plus many more throughout Europe and ScandinaviaFor more details or a quotation contact:

Remtech (Computer Security) Ltd, PO Box 60, Epsom, Surrey KT17 2YT

Tel: +44 (0) 20 8786 8787 Email: sales@remtech.uk.com